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Jennifer Hudson?s Brother-In-Law Charged with Murdering her Mother, Nephew, and Brother

By Altman & Altman

The criminal defense attorney of William Balfour, Jennifer Hudson?s estranged brother-in-law, says his client is not guilty of killing the Oscar winner?s mother, nephew, and brother. Balfour was formally charged this week with three counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Hudson?s mother Darnell Donerson, her brother Jason Hudson, and her nephew Julian King, as well as one count of home invasion. Balfour was separated from Hudson?s sister Julia, which makes King, 7, his stepson. Balfour, who was being detained in a state prison for a possible parole violation was sent back to police custody upon his arrest for the killings. He had been questioned about the murders before, but was released without being charged until now. His defense lawyer says that the amount of time that passed between when the murders happened in October and his client's arrest this week indicates that the case against Balfour is weak...continue to full post

Full post as published by Boston Criminal lawyer Blog on December 03, 2008 (boomark / email).